FAQs

Members have access to a truly international network of transport academics and practitioners, which is the only such worldwide network, with more than 1150 experts interested in transport research, representing over 70 countries

A wide variety of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), each dedicated to a specific academic topic from mode specific policy and modelling, to solutions for climate change and disaster resilience

A free on-line subscription to the Society’s two Journals: Transport Policy and Case Studies on Transport Policy

On-line access to the proceedings of past conferences

Liaison with some 30 partner journals, which publish the best conference papers

Outreach to international organisations such as the International Transport Forum, World Bank and UNFCCC conferences

WCTRS Young Initiatives including the WCTRS-Y Conference, grants awarded to young researchers, and dedicated newsletters and job information

Opportunities to contribute to the planning of the World Conference in 2019 through participation in Special Interest Groups and other Society activities

The membership fee covers your membership until the next WCTRS conference (currently, until 31 May 2019). WCTRS members have full online access to WCTRS Journals “Transport Policy” and “Case Studies on Transport Policy”. They are eligible to join Special Interest Groups and to use the membership database. They are also informed via e-mail about all WCTRS activities and special events.

You can contact the Secretariat directly at wctrs@leeds.ac.uk to arrange renewal of your membership. Or alternatively, you can wait until you are advised that your membership is due to expire. Please note, anyone registering to attend a World Conference is automatically registered as a member of the WCTRS until the following world conference.

WCTRS members have free access to the WCTRS membership database. You can find experts using the membership database, e.g. by filtering for special topics or interests. There is no obligation for sharing your personal information in the database. However, if you decide, not to share your information, you will be not able to search for others.

The WCTRS-Y initiative is managed by Young Members. Young Members are defined as those who are aged below 35 years on the opening day of the conference, as well as Early Career Researchers. Early Career Reseachers are defined as those who completed their PhD less than four years before the opening day of the conference.